Leave a Country Boy Alone: Five Country Songs for Libertarians - Caleb Shumate, Libertarian Republic:
August 10, 2019 - "[T]here are many country songs which embody the spirit of the Libertarian philosophy which is all about individual freedom and independence. I’d like to take you through a list of five songs my fellow liberty lovers might enjoy.
1. "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr. ... talks about how people in the country can survive, no matter what you throw at them. This tune is the definition of a libertarian song talking about being completely self-sufficient and not giving a damn about what anybody thinks.... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gASpL4DyZng]
2. "White Lightning” by George Jones ... tells a story about an old man back in the mountains of North Carolina who made moonshine, and was always dodging the government.... As lovers of liberty, we despise prohibition in any form.... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE5pM1HXxlI]
3. "Working Man Blues" by Merle Haggard ... [is] a tale of a 'salt of the earth,' blue-collar type of guy who will do anything in the world to provide for his family. He absolutely refuses to be on the welfare system and breaks his back every week to ensure it never becomes a reality.... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbEstJ98TcM]
4. "Man in Black" by Johnny Cash ... is one of Johnny’s many protest songs. He spoke out against many issues of his day, from people who were held back because of wrongful incarceration to America’s bad foreign policy.... Cash’s lyrics in this song could describe core beliefs of libertarians from criminal justice reform to a foreign policy that doesn’t police the world and get Americans killed for no morally justifiable reason. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY8_vZXo8oY]
5. "The Coalition To Ban Coalitions" by Hank Williams Jr. ... talks about ... the government and social justice warriors who organize coalitions to ban everything good and pleasurable in our daily lives.... Hank talks about how he isn’t a politician, but has a few views of his own. He suggests we ban coalitions since they want to try to tell us how we can run our lives. Hank repeatedly asks, 'why can’t everybody else leave everybody else alone?' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrXnDbOpxU4]
"All these songs have a strong message ... in favor of the individual liberty we all hold dear. It makes me echo John Denver by saying, 'Thank God I am a country boy!'"
August 10, 2019 - "[T]here are many country songs which embody the spirit of the Libertarian philosophy which is all about individual freedom and independence. I’d like to take you through a list of five songs my fellow liberty lovers might enjoy.
1. "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr. ... talks about how people in the country can survive, no matter what you throw at them. This tune is the definition of a libertarian song talking about being completely self-sufficient and not giving a damn about what anybody thinks.... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gASpL4DyZng]
2. "White Lightning” by George Jones ... tells a story about an old man back in the mountains of North Carolina who made moonshine, and was always dodging the government.... As lovers of liberty, we despise prohibition in any form.... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE5pM1HXxlI]
3. "Working Man Blues" by Merle Haggard ... [is] a tale of a 'salt of the earth,' blue-collar type of guy who will do anything in the world to provide for his family. He absolutely refuses to be on the welfare system and breaks his back every week to ensure it never becomes a reality.... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbEstJ98TcM]
4. "Man in Black" by Johnny Cash ... is one of Johnny’s many protest songs. He spoke out against many issues of his day, from people who were held back because of wrongful incarceration to America’s bad foreign policy.... Cash’s lyrics in this song could describe core beliefs of libertarians from criminal justice reform to a foreign policy that doesn’t police the world and get Americans killed for no morally justifiable reason. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY8_vZXo8oY]
5. "The Coalition To Ban Coalitions" by Hank Williams Jr. ... talks about ... the government and social justice warriors who organize coalitions to ban everything good and pleasurable in our daily lives.... Hank talks about how he isn’t a politician, but has a few views of his own. He suggests we ban coalitions since they want to try to tell us how we can run our lives. Hank repeatedly asks, 'why can’t everybody else leave everybody else alone?' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrXnDbOpxU4]
"All these songs have a strong message ... in favor of the individual liberty we all hold dear. It makes me echo John Denver by saying, 'Thank God I am a country boy!'"
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